Pillows

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I have had pillow concerns for many years -- I remember just after my

1980 surgery going home in a plaster cast (Risser?) and needing

several pillows under my neck just so shoulders would feel

comfortable (sleeping on my left side -- I've always been a side

sleeper). It got to be a habit, and just a few months ago, I decided

to try sleeping on my right side. At first it was less comfortable,

but I persisted. Now sleeping on left side is very uncomfortable.

I've also noticed that fewer pillows, as few as one or two, helps my

back feel better, not great, but better than the several I was used

to just a few months ago.

There may be more things shifting in that stupid back.

It feels like my symptoms are accelerating since I set the date back

in November. Just about one week to go. Not looking forward to it,

but it's gotta be better than spending the rest of my life in

accerating pain, numbness, and looking at my shoes.

Jeri

I used to

> sleep with a down pillow on my forehead just to feel the softness

of it at

> night. To this day, I sometimes sleep on my back with the pillow

over my

> forehead instead of under my head. A pillow under my head

sometimes lifts

> my head and shoulders too high and hurts my back. At that time, I

knew of no

> other people who were going through the same thing and I felt so

alone –

> like a freak.

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